Women reunited via YouTube after 26 years turn out to be identical twins

REUNITED: Identical twins Samantha Futerman (L) and Anais Bordier (R) have been reunited 26 years after being split up [KICKSTARTER.COM]

Anais Bordier, a fashion designer who grew up in France but is currently living in London, contacted American actress Samantha Futerman by email last February to say the LA-based actress and her looked very similar.

Soon after getting in touch Ms Bordier discovered that both women were born on the same day in the South Korean city of Busan.

While Ms Bordier was raised in a suburb of Paris, Ms Futerman grew up in New Jersey - both totally unaware they were sisters.

In an interview on Good Morning America, Ms Futerman said: "I got a message on Facebook from a girl in London.

"It said she has seen me in a YouTube video, then after looking my name up online, saw that we were both adopted, and born on the same day, in the same city.

EARLY: Even from an early age these pictures show the close similarity between the two [KICKSTARTER.COM]

“When I saw her profile, it was crazy. She looked just like me”

American actress Samantha Futerman

"When I saw her profile, it was crazy. She looked just like me."

Following their shock meeting the twins chose to undergo a DNA test to prove what they were sure was true.

As the twins got to know each other they realised they were both big fans of Harry Potter, the arts and many of the same TV shows.

Ms Bordier said: "I did feel like I missed something.

"I had an imaginary friend when I was a kid … and she was called Anne.